Port Nelson
in Rum Cay, Bahamas
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Rum Cay Airport (2 mi) - Stella Maris Airport (27 mi)
- San Salvador Airport (35 mi)
- Deadman's Cay Airport (36 mi)
- New Bight Airport (60 mi)
- Pitts Town Airport (65 mi)
- Exuma International Airport (66 mi)
- Colonel Hill Airport (75 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 23.650 and -74.842 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 23° 38' 58" and W -74° 50' 29"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - BSD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:37 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: America/Nassau
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:27 am and 5:12 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -24.883 and 113.657 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Carnarvon - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Bahamas.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Bahamas. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Port Nelson
Port Nelson in Rum Cay with it's 91 inhabitants is located in Bahamas about 185 mi (or 298 km) south-east of Nassau, the country's capital.
Local time in Port Nelson is now 12:37 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Nassau with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Port Nelson. The closest airport in Bahamas is Rum Cay Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Cockburn Town, Clarence Town, George Town, Colonel Hill and Arthur's Town. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
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Half Moon Cay from aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam
Here's a view of the private Bahamian Island, Half Moon Cay, from the 8th deck aboard Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship on Feb 28, 2011.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Rum Cay
Rum Cay (formerly known as Mamana and Santa Maria de la Concepción) is an island and district of the Bahamas. It measures 30 square miles in area, it is located at Lat. : N23 42' 30" - Long. : W 74 50' 00". It has many rolling hills that rise to about 120 feet (37 m). The island is believed to have acquired its modern name from a shipwrecked cargo of rum. The main settlement is Port Nelson. Its population was recorded as 53 in the 1990 census.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Port Nelson.
- Cockburn Town
- Clarence Town
- George Town
- Colonel Hill
- Arthur's Town
- Masons Bay
- Black Point
- Duncan Town
- Governor's Harbour
- Abraham's Bay
- Spanish Wells
Banes- Gibara
- Santa Lucia
- Nassau
- Matthew Town
- Antilla
- Jesus Menendez
- Moa
- Cayo Mambi
- Puerto Padre
- Sagua de Tanamo
- Holguin
- Mayari
- Baguanos
- Manati
- Cacocum
- Palenque
- Segundo Frente
- San German
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Port Nelson, RCY
